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Music

“I was not supposed to sing and yet here I am singing!” Céline Gillain on being a product of the culture we live in and seeing depression as a form of resistance

“I was not supposed to sing and yet here I am singing!” Céline Gillain on being a product of the culture we live in and seeing depression as a form of resistance

An in-depth interview with the Brussels-based producer, culled from our last ever print edition.

Music

How Leuven-based Pieter Eykens’ two labels – Onderstroom and Aguirre – cover a broad spectrum of the underground

How Leuven-based Pieter Eykens’ two labels – Onderstroom and Aguirre – cover a broad spectrum of the underground

Almost any and every record collector who’s into new or cold wave, synth-pop or minimal synth owns at least one release from Onderstroom, whilst those who follow contemporary experimental music will certainly possess an Aguirre record. What few people might know however is that both labels are operated by the same person.

Art

Silent treatment: The story of a woman’s quest for spirituality

Silent treatment: The story of a woman’s quest for spirituality

Eva Donckers ventures to a little village in the Ardennes, and learns about Irma's life-changing experiences at the Asharum.

Art Portfolio reports

“My practice is one of astonishment that consists in opening images up.” How the work of Benoît Platéus makes you see what you weren’t supposed to

“My practice is one of astonishment that consists in opening images up.” How the work of Benoît Platéus makes you see what you weren’t supposed to

We speak to Benoît Platéus about his versatile artistic practice, the role accidents and imperfections play in his work and his laser-like focus on the myriads of possibilities inherent in imagery.

Art

On curating a festival for audiences who aren’t seasoned adepts of the live arts, by Karlien Meganck and Vincent Wilms

On curating a festival for audiences who aren’t seasoned adepts of the live arts, by Karlien Meganck and Vincent Wilms

We get up close and personal with deSingel's curator for performing arts Karlien Meganck and production manager for performing arts Vincent Wilms to learn more about the thinking processes and ethos behind BOUGE B.

Music

2F4F on a new era of blending sound and visual

2F4F on a new era of blending sound and visual

In light of Brussels-based audio-visual label 2F4F’s recently-launched residency for The Word Radio, we sit down with the 2F4F duo to discuss going against the preconceived codes of both the music industry and the contemporary art scene.

Neighbourhood life This is Belgium

Immortalising dancefloor memories: Nightlife anecdotes and club flyer designs

Immortalising dancefloor memories: Nightlife anecdotes and club flyer designs

To coincide with the opening of Designing the Night at ADAM, we team up with design historian and the show’s curator Katarina Serulus and ask a few committed archivists to submit their iconic club flyers.

Music

The Word x Canon present Nightshift

The Word x Canon present Nightshift

To mark the recent launch of Canon’s EOS R System camera, we tasked photographer Eva Donckers with capturing the full-blown, dark-tinted beauty of Brussels nightlife in one straight night with a subtle, sharp and uncompromising eye.